Articles filed under Tollways
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Diverging diamond interchange at Elmhurst Road is coming soonJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Starting next Friday, the interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) will no longer be a diamond in the rough. Illinois tollway officials announced ...
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Pyke: 5 takeaways from the tollway's momentous Route 53 decisionMay 29, 2017 8:00 am - After years of angst over whether to extend Route 53 north into Lake County, the Illinois tollway moved with dizzying speed last week approving a $25 million study of th...
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Price tag for eastbound I-90 exit at Lee Street now $13MMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - The estimated cost of the planned eastbound Jane Addams Tollway exit at Lee Street has risen to $13 million, as the project scope has expanded, officials said. Illinois ...
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Metra moving forward on automatic braking systemMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - Metra expects an automatic braking crash-prevention system will be ready sometime this fall on its BNSF Line, officials said at a Wednesday meeting. Positive train contr...
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Big vote on $25 million Route 53 study coming ThursdayMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Tollway leaders pushed forward Monday with a $25 million contract to study extending Route 53 north amid objections from Lake County residents who called it a "boondoggl...
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Real-time traffic, alerts to go live on I-90 this summerMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers can expect those inscrutable black gantries towering over the roadway to get chatty this summer. The Illinois tollway has completed in...
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Oak Brook residents wonder how Tri-State widening will affect themMay 15, 2017 5:30 am - Back in the 1970s, when cars broke down on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) in Oak Brook, stranded drivers turned to Gail and Joe Scrappo. "If they ran out of gas, they'd j...
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First responders have solution for new obstacle on Jane Addams tollwayMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - A new paramedic response agreement between four towns for handling accidents on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) through Schaumburg is successfully overcoming the...
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Tri-State crash kills 28-year-old womanApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - A 28-year-old West suburban woman was killed when her car struck a wall and then was hit by another vehicle early Sunday morning along the Tri-State Tollway near Alsip, ...
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Missed a toll? Tollway toughening policy on violationsApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is cracking down on drivers who miss tolls by reducing the number of infractions it takes to trigger penalties. Board directors approved changes Thu...